Regulation of Oxygen Distribution in Tissues by Endothelial Nitric Oxide
Nitric oxide (NO) decreases cellular oxygen (O-2) consumption by competitively inhibiting cytochrome c oxidase. Here, we show that endogenously released endothelial NO, either basal or stimulated, can modulate O-2 consumption both throughout the thickness of conductance vessels and in the microcircu...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2009 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana (FISABIO) |
| Repositorio: | r-FISABIO. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:fisabio.fundanetsuite.com:p10615 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://fisabio.portalinvestigacion.com/publicaciones/10615 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | nitric oxide endothelium oxygen consumption |
| Sumario: | Nitric oxide (NO) decreases cellular oxygen (O-2) consumption by competitively inhibiting cytochrome c oxidase. Here, we show that endogenously released endothelial NO, either basal or stimulated, can modulate O-2 consumption both throughout the thickness of conductance vessels and in the microcirculation. Furthermore, we have shown that such modulation regulates O-2 distribution to the surrounding tissues. We have demonstrated these effects by measuring O-2 consumption in blood vessels in a hypoxic chamber and O-2 distribution in the microcirculation using the fluorescent oxygen-probe Ru(phen)(3)(2+). Removal of NO by physical or pharmacological means, or in eNOS(-/-) mice, abolishes this regulatory mechanism. Our results indicate that, in addition to its well-known effect on the regulation of vascular tone, endothelial NO plays a major role in facilitating the distribution of O-2, an action which is crucial for the adaptation of tissues, including the vessel wall itself, to hypoxia. It is possible that changes in the distribution of O-2 throughout the vessel wall may be implicated in the origin of vascular pathologies such as atherosclerosis. (Circ Res. 2009;104:1178-1183.) |
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